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LABYRINTH definition: 1. a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost: 2. something…. Learn more.
1. a. : a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys. a complex labyrinth of tunnels and chambers. b. : a maze (as in a garden) formed by paths separated by high hedges. 2. : something extremely complex or tortuous (see tortuous sense 1) in structure, arrangement, or character : intricacy, perplexity.
Labyrinth is a word of pre-Greek origin whose derivation and meaning are uncertain. Maximillian Mayer suggested as early as 1892 that labyrinthos might derive from labrys, a Lydian word for "double-bladed axe".
a complicated or tortuous arrangement, as of streets or buildings. Synonyms: knot, tangle, snarl, jungle, maze, warren. any confusingly intricate state of things or events; a bewildering complex: His papers were lost in an hellish bureaucratic labyrinth.
A labyrinth is a structure with many connected paths or passages in which it is hard to find your way. In figurative use, a labyrinth is a complicated situation: our tax code is a labyrinth of rules and regulations.
a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost: Finally, through a labyrinth of corridors she found his office. Synonym. maze (PLACE) literary. something that is very confusing: He was no stranger to the labyrinth of love. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Roads: pedestrian routes. alley. boardwalk.
If you describe a situation, process, or area of knowledge as a labyrinth, you mean that it is very complicated.
Labyrinth Definition. A structure consisting of an intricate network of winding passages bordered as by walls or hedges; specif., such a structure designed for prayer and meditation: technically, a labyrinth (unlike a maze) contains no dead ends and consists of a single path leading to a center.
LABYRINTH meaning: 1 : a place that has many confusing paths or passages maze; 2 : something that is extremely complicated or difficult to understand.
Definition of labyrinth noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
